For Science!James Purser, Magdeline Lum and Maia Sauren chat each fortnight about the science stories of the previous fortnight and work out how they are going to affect "Real Life".https://www.angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience
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For Science!For Science!ScienceAngry BeanieNopodcasts@angrybeanie.comSadly our original recording with Dr Katie Mack ended up as so much static due to a computer glitch, however Mags, Mel and James are back with another episode with topics ranging from the realities of a career in science, through fecal pills, nobel prizes and Killer whales that can talk to the Dolphins.

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Wed, 22 Oct 2014 10:26:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Episode_29_Would_you_take_a_fecal_pill_It's National Science Week, so we thought we'd bring out another episode, because there is no such thing as too much science.

This episode we talk Ebola. What's happening, why is the media so bad with stuff like this and we ponder why Homeopaths without Borders isn't mucking in.

We also have a look at two stories that look at different aspects of diabetes, true motherly devotion from a cephelopod, sleeping in space and crayfish who can regrow brain cells from their blood.

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Wed, 30 Jul 2014 10:34:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Episode_27_Rubber_DuckyThis episode finds the For Science! crew in a slightly less ranty frame of mind. This means of course that there are more science stories, and we even get philosophical at one point.

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Sun, 08 Jun 2014 03:06:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Episode_26_The_silence_of_the_cricketsWhen we started this episode we were going to be talking a lot more science news than we ended up doing, all we can say is that the ranting is justified.

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Sat, 31 May 2014 06:06:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Episode_25_The_Epic_RantWhile Mel is swanning around western Europe, being all international scientist of mystery, ex regular and extremely welcome guest Maia has returned for an episode.

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Mon, 12 May 2014 11:51:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Episode_24_The_dinosaur_of_lurvveA mixed bag of stories this episode. We cover some ground, starting with bird life in and around Chernobyl, insect sex, new advances in biological printing and finally ending up somewhere in orbit.

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Sun, 27 Apr 2014 09:26:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Episode_23_The_pitch_drop_disappointmentWe have defeated the gremlins and finally managed to record episode 22, and what an episode it is.

We are joined by Doctor Alice Goreman to discuss a paper she wrote about the problem of preserving our orbital heritage, why we should be thinking about it, and how we might go about the task of preserving our history even as it orbits several thousand miles above our heads.

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Sat, 01 Mar 2014 09:53:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Episode_20_Poo_Sausages_Coal_Fires_and_SpaceWell episode 19 is finally here. Many apologies for the lateness, this real life thing keeps getting in the way.

Anyway, this episode finds Mel, Mags and James discussing the National Health and Medical Research Council Grants, what Mole Day means to chemists, how jelly's from space don't know up from down and gold in dem dar trees.

Oh, and we talk about World Vasectomy Day (warning you may find out more about James than you wanted to know).

Also, due to real life thing, How Things Work segment has been moved to episode 20.

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Sun, 03 Nov 2013 00:27:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Episode_19_Grants_Mole_Day_and_Golden_TreesIt's been a busy few weeks since the last episode of For Science!

This episode Mags, Mel and James talk diesel and bees, water on mars (which Mags explains a whole lot better than James) and of course we talk about the Nobel Prizes.

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Thu, 17 Oct 2013 11:43:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Episode_18_Nobels_Bees_and_Stupid_patent_tricksWell it's been an interesting few weeks since the last episode of For Science! but we're slowly making our way towards episode 20.

For episode 17, Mel, Mags and James talk about people who's digestive systems act like distilleries, the results of the search for methane on mars and the excellent "Bohemian Gravity" (a little of which you will hear in the show).

Oh and Mags has a little rant about what it takes for effective engagement in schools.

We also talk about the passing of Professor John Mainstone, the curator of the famous Pitch Drop experiment at the University of Queensland and the sort of dedication that it takes to run an experiment for some 52 years. Here's the audio interview we mention during the episode:

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Tue, 03 Sep 2013 09:40:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Headbanging_termites_Frozen_Frogs_and_Brain_to_BrainFor Science! returns to the interwebs featuring James and Mags, once again joined by Dr Melanie Thomson to discuss some of the science news of the past few weeks.

For episode 15 we have a look at the recent artificial meat announcement, tracing human history via the Y chromosome (and what may in fact lie in store for the Y chromosome in the future) and we celebrate the first earth year for the Curiosity Rover.

For this episode Mags and James were joined by Dr Mel Thomson from Deakin University. Dr Thomson is a micro-biologist who's currently involved with a project looking at the effectiveness of using maggots as a debridement treatment for a particularly nasty bacteria.

In this episode we talk Robotic Pets, Turtle embryos (smarter than you think), micro batteries and Fairy Wrens who learn.

We also introduce two new segments, Mags Rant where Magdeline sallies forth on things that make her passionate and Where's The Science At, where we try and keep you up to date with sciencey events coming up in the next couple of weeks.

Sadly, we also say goodbye to Maia.

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Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:02:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Episode_13_Turtles_Mags_Rant_and_Goodbye_MaiaFor Science! returns to talking about the Science news in what turns out to be the second last episode featuring Maia (not sure what's going on? I blogged about it here)

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Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:09:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Episode_12_Melting_Mammoths_Dinobirds_and_Bitter_RoachesLast episode we had a look at what it takes to Science. From the basic process, to the importance of statistics to whether the annecdote has a legitimate place within science.

This time round we decided to have a look at Schlock Science. Each of us has a look at what most bugs us about the world of crappy or psuedo science, whether it's dodgy "studies", Press Releases dressed up in lab coats or those who try to use scientific terminology to push their own ideological ends.

Fun :)

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Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Episode_11_How_Not_To_ScienceFor this fortnights episode we've decided to go back to basics and explore exactly what it takes to Science.

I explain the basic process of science while Maia tackles stastics and Mags explores why anecdotal data still has a place in the scientific method, even if it's not where some people think it should be.

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Sat, 04 May 2013 07:18:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Episode_10_How_To_ScienceAnother short one but a good one.

We look at how fruit fly larvae can survive a vacuum using a nano shield made from detergent an charged ions, talk about the latest "Biggest Optical Telescope Evah!" and ponder, are we all living in a simulation?

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Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:19:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Episode_9_Larvae_Space_SuitsEpisode 8 of For Science! has us on a bit of a life sciences bent (with a foray into robotics and electronics)

Completing our look at things technical we talk about the latest in circuits that can be printed directly onto skin. (Note, if you don't know what Goatse is, DO NOT LOOK IT UP).

After that we have a look at Lake Vostok and whether the new bacteria could be something new, or just something we haven't noticed, and and we talk about the mounting evidence for ancient environments conducive to life on Mars.

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Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:42:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Worm_bots_printed_circuits_clones_from_poo_and_why_is_fog_cloudy_For our second episode of 2013 we were sans Maia, however we did manage to cover some interesting stuff.

First up of course we had the amazing meteor over the Ural mountains in Russia. What has to be THE most video event of its kind certainly brought home to many of us that the Solar system may not be the empty void that we imagine.

Next we had a look at a couple of different sets of Science Awards. The first lot are those run by the Australian Acadamy of Science, the second are something new created by those kings of the tech world Mark Zuckerburg and Sergey Brin.

Finally we caught up with Upulie Divesekera about her new project "Real Scientists", a rotational twitter account that will be populated by Real Scientists describing their work, what their days are like and the cool things they get to do.

I have to admit we did have to shake out a few cobwebs but I think we did alright. We cover a whole range of different topics from shark fetuses that can detect predators outside of their eggs to an awesome 16 year old from Hobart who built her own system for voice controlling a wheel chair.

We also talk about Maia's recent trip to New Zealand for the NZ Open Research Conference, and because we're talking Open Research we touch on the tragic case of Aaron Schwartz.

Show Notes:

Asteroids:

Heavens Above: excellent site for tracking various sky things. Will be able to tell you if you can see the Asteroid

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Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:20:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Asteroids_Maia_in_New_Zealand_Sharks_and_Awesome_Teenage_ScientistsWell, episode 5 is the last for the year and I think we've got a pretty decent rundown for you.

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Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:22:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/HIV_helps_to_cure_cancer_anti_aromatics_and_TURTLES_Episode 4 of For Science! brings us tales of the end of the world via Mayan Calendar mishaps (no, not really), water on mercury and did you know that zombies are actually quite common place?

We also talk about a proposed year long study of astronauts on the International Space Station and Maia lets us in on the science of induced magnetism and how it drives our power delivery networks.

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Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:38:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/BYO_cyborg_roach_Mags_on_Sharks_and_nostril_cells_help_a_dog_walk_againA little late and a bit longer than the last episode, here's episode 2 of For Science!

This week we're discussing How To Eat A Triceratops, Science Champions, Science funding and the Prime Ministers Science Awards.

Here are the videos from each of the PM's Science Award winners that we talk about:

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Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:28:00 +0000https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/How_to_eat_a_triceratops_Science_Funding_and_the_PM_s_Science_AwardsFor the first episode of For Science! We're going to dig through the winners of last weeks Nobel Prizes and try and explain what it was exactly that they won for, pay homage to the Oatmeal and the Tesla Museum project and explore the idea of Cyborg Cockroaches who can scurry into demolished buildings looking for victims to rescue.]]>https://angrybeanie.com/podcasts/shows/forscience/episodes/Nobels_Tesla_Museum_and_Rescue_Roaches
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